diff --git a/cpuid_power.c b/cpuid_power.c
index ebd9e151e..afc94d2d5 100644
--- a/cpuid_power.c
+++ b/cpuid_power.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #define CPUTYPE_CELL       6
 #define CPUTYPE_PPCG4	   7
 #define CPUTYPE_POWER8     8
+#define CPUTYPE_POWER9     9
 
 char *cpuname[] = {
   "UNKNOWN",
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ char *cpuname[] = {
   "POWER6",
   "CELL",
   "PPCG4",
-  "POWER8"
+  "POWER8",
+  "POWER9"
 };
 
 char *lowercpuname[] = {
@@ -78,7 +80,8 @@ char *lowercpuname[] = {
   "power6",
   "cell",
   "ppcg4",
-  "power8"
+  "power8",
+  "power9"	
 };
 
 char *corename[] = {
@@ -90,7 +93,8 @@ char *corename[] = {
   "POWER6",
   "CELL",
   "PPCG4",
-  "POWER8"
+  "POWER8",
+  "POWER8"   	
 };
 
 int detect(void){
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ int detect(void){
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "POWER6", 6)) return CPUTYPE_POWER6;
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "POWER7", 6)) return CPUTYPE_POWER6;
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "POWER8", 6)) return CPUTYPE_POWER8;
+  if (!strncasecmp(p, "POWER9", 6)) return CPUTYPE_POWER8;
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "Cell",   4)) return CPUTYPE_CELL;
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "7447",   4)) return CPUTYPE_PPCG4;
 
@@ -151,9 +156,9 @@ int detect(void){
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "POWER6", 6)) return CPUTYPE_POWER6;
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "POWER7", 6)) return CPUTYPE_POWER6;
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "POWER8", 6)) return CPUTYPE_POWER8;
+  if (!strncasecmp(p, "POWER8", 6)) return CPUTYPE_POWER8;
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "Cell",   4)) return CPUTYPE_CELL;
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "7447",   4)) return CPUTYPE_PPCG4;
-
   return CPUTYPE_POWER5;
 #endif